Highlights Of Senator Max Baucus' News Conference

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., discussed his health proposal at a Capitol Hill news conference today. He acknowledged the lack of Republican support, but expressed confidence that some members of the GOP would sign on, saying: “At the end of the day, we all share a common purpose, that is to make the lives of Americans better tomorrow than they are today, and to get health-care reform done, which means the time to come for action is now.”

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<h1>Highlights Of Senator Max Baucus’ News Conference</h1>
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			September 16, 2009		</time>
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<p>      The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., discussed his <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/Stories/2009/September/16/Baucus-Bill.aspx">health proposal</a> at a Capitol Hill news conference today. He acknowledged the lack of Republican support, but expressed confidence that some members of the GOP would sign on, saying: “At the end of the day, we all share a common purpose, that is to make the lives of Americans better tomorrow than they are today, and to get health-care reform done, which means the time to come for action is now.”</p><p>      <strong>Related Article: <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/September/16/Baucus-bill-unveiled.aspx">Baucus Unveils Much-Anticipated Senate Finance Version Of Health Overhaul Legislation </a></strong>    </p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/091609baucus/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/091609baucus/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/091609baucus/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Highlights%20Of%20Senator%20Max%20Baucus%27%20News%20Conference&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2F091609baucus%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/091609baucus/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/091609baucus/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/091609baucus/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=9857&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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